'art comes to you professing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake' In Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), a diffident Oxford don produced an audacious and incalculably influential defence of aestheticism. Through his highly idiosyncratic readings of some of the finest paintings, sculptures, and poems of the French and Italian Renaissance, Pater redefined the practice of criticism as an impressionistic, almost erotic exploration of the critic's aesthetic responses. At the same time, reclaiming the Hellenism that he saw as the most characteristic aspect of the Renaissance, he implicitly celebrated homoerotic friendship. Pater's infamous 'Conclusion', which forever linked him with the decadent movement, scandalized many with its insistence on making pleasure the sole motive of life, even as it charmed fellow aesthetes such as Oscar Wilde. This edition of Studies reproduces the text of the first edition, recapturing its initial impact, and the Introduction celebrates its doomed attempt to stand out against the processes of industrialization. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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A poetic and Romantic prose!
評分一年後重讀 還是對music combines form and matter這個論點贊同不已卻又存在相同的疑惑(也有可能是我智障發言)希望明天上課不要被native speaker碾壓......
評分慢慢梳理齣一部分綫索,找著一些佩特美學的argument,但和Arnold對比起來還是一片漿糊,對主體客體、印象和科學怎麼完美結閤還是鬧不清......功底不夠還要重讀
評分慢慢梳理齣一部分綫索,找著一些佩特美學的argument,但和Arnold對比起來還是一片漿糊,對主體客體、印象和科學怎麼完美結閤還是鬧不清......功底不夠還要重讀
評分Pater最齣名的三頁的Conclusion果然給瞭我極大的震撼和共鳴,不過我隻看齣瞭Pater與現代主義萌芽相關的對經驗和感知的體悟,沒看齣來這個東西會corrupt年輕的男孩子啊……
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